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>>Hi Dmitry,
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>>I believe putting the parameters that will return the fewest records first can make a significant improvement in query performance.
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>>Regards,
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>Hi Jim,
>
>Thank you for your input. This is exactly what I need to know. I will change my query accordingly.

Well, seeing that Sergey disagrees with me ... :-( OTOH, if VFP does it for you that's probably just as good!

Good luck,